Transmission-case



v \LNNvk By G. H. PADGETT.

TRANSMISSION CASE. APPLICATION msuwnz 18,1919.

Patented Aug- 31,1920, I '2 SHEETS-SHEET. 1.

'Y III G. H. PADGETT. TRANSMISSION CASE. APPLICATION FILED 1UNEI8. I919.

Patented Aug. 31

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

TRABTSMISSION-Clififl Qxiaoiioi: H. Piuioiwo a siiatos, and a resident of (Plunge and. invented a. new mission-Case, oi: which iii, ciosr, and. exact Lieiiiiiillfib to a transmission Aide 2L case constructed that certain parts of the "91's inaccessible may be H() '\J1i foot, in coiinoiion with ilillllSHimmGil cases '1 tin. automobile-s of the Fora type the es of two men are requirei'i f: i'snewing olie reverse. band, slow-speed banal and band. Further, the entire was? part of the transmission casing mustbe TSIZ'IOVEd iresuiting in the desimot' of the oii coof gaskets, so as to render mo iiimismission sccsssibie, subsequeni; 30 which iiiis may bo removed i'oliiwi and rem 4 L io the driving mm bzrsiib ilaios. 'i- 1 i ipsisf iion as siioresmted, i'w uii'e I i, 2 VICE-E3 of two zoom due to the 'iIliLCCBSEELiHiil) oi' the v is bolts and ilio woigiio oi" tho time; smmssioii case; mid further, when such (vase is returned to its original position, the new gasket, which will have io no provided so }')l\f611t the leakage 01" oil, will in most instances become muliiiaioii resulting in loaks e ofoii.

' sin: to provide a transmission cssohavasso uted with it structure which will possibiae for access to be had to the ion without the dosh-action of the Satire operation may completed by one town in a. fraction ilio time required hero tofoi'o by ilwo ii'imi. Furihszythe Work is ltilliiitlfll for less iiS2L, l'G8i)lG, in View of the 2i; it will be necessary for an 7 Lo iie nmloiiieziih the car.

i.:af"*i-Z;nce is had to sccompanying wings which illustrate one practical o iime itoi invention, and in ".vhich- Figure i is a1 pizm visw of an engine of the Ford vyps wit-ii ti'ansmission ease up.- piigi 'tlioveizo Q 7 F. :2 is a side, View msreoi';

Fig. 3 is an eievssi "1.211 v'iGW of :i transmission. cuss wiibl. the Silllfiiiufil'fi which I propose it efl iiiliili 'iwitllj and lview of $111 mil,

Specification of Letters Patent.

irementionsvi. and with which the.

mat-ion filed June 18, 1919. Serial No. $05,028.

trol pedals supported upon a mine vziiiilo portion of such "transmission case.

In zili of these views like i oi'oi'onos numerals designate similar parts, and the i'efsrenco numeral 1 indicates an engine of tho 66 Ford typo provided. on its lower side wit-l1 an oil pan Qifilfililibkilillg in a fiy-whsol casing 3 to the rear of which is positiomszl tho conventional transmission case 4:.

The transmission case, as is Woli known, 6 houses a ti zi ismissioii including a I'i-BVQI'SQ plate 5., SiOW-S}'1fi(i pliiiio 6 and brake piste 7, Whic1i'aie oncii'oimi by L rovorsoimmi, slovi speoci .bzmci and brake band, rea ism 'tivoly. "Jo

, In the inventions struc T8) 21 removable plate, A as 8, is appiioo to the upper surface of the transmission case which is correspondingly cut away, the portions of such case scout the edges of the out being ?& fiatienoiss indi'ootod by tlie ioforsnco my memi 9, so that ii sight fit may be accommplished between $116 transmission case and the rmoovabis piste 8. According io my iiivolition, I cut away the ontiro forward, liefiihand side of the transmission. casing sod flange the sdgis of smell out as indicated. by $115 refe 'enoo numeral 10. A reiiiovobio plate 11 is formed so as to correspond. to the latter cutaway portion of the trims-- s5 mission case, the upper odige of such plats being flanged, as ind cated by the refoionoe numeral 9", so is form a continuation when in applieai-: oosition,.of the flange 9 of the casing 4. he side and lower odges' so of the plate 11 are also flanged, as indicz i o'tiby the i'efei'olics numeral 12, so as to correspond to the flange oi? the cut-away port-i011 of the case As will be noted :iii of the'ss flange-s pistes :mci covers (we formsii $15 with openings through which are adapts-(i to pass bolts provided with nuts for sscim iiig all the parts in correct position. The clutch 13, reverse 1%, and brake Pedals 1.5., v are mounted upon. the piste 11 by oi. their associated shafts it? which project thsrethrough and set upon the reverse slowspeed, and brakebands in the conventional manner.

It will now be soon that the piste 8 may 1% readiiy be removed for inspecting the in: iei'ior of the transmission case ami sppiying the-r980 grease, etc. Should it now be ciasired. to i'eline the bands, instead of liming aoremove file smbire transmission miss or iii} eveinin fact, the motor in its entirety, if opening being formed around three of its assurance is to be had that the gasket has sides with a. flange, such case being formed not been damaged, the plate 11 may readily with a further opening to one side of and in I be disengaged from the trmisznission (use coniniunieation with such first-named open- 25 by loosening the bolts extending through ing and communicating with the same, such the lZLHdS formed in the flange 12 and its second opening having its edges flanged, corresponding flange 10, and any band, as and a plate adapted to sent within such seeinoliczxted by the reference numerals 17, zntond-named opening, the upper edge of such tension being had to Fig. 1, may he slipped plate being flanged, and when in applied po- 30 one from around its corresponding plate. sition forming :1 continuaision of the flange 1 it is to he understood that any number around the first-named opening Wherehythe of modifications may he resorted to Without plate therefor may sent properly. I in the least departing from the scope of my 2. A transmission ease, including a case iin'en'tion, such, for instance, as altering formed with a eonventioi'inl opening through 35 the shape of the plate 11, rearranging the its upper face and being further provided lien es upon such plate, etc. with an opening to one side Gil and in corn- Huving thus described my invention, i inunieation with such first-named opening, desire to ohmn: plates for such firstand lest-named open- 1. A transmission ease. including a case ings. and controls for such. transmission -40 forni'eil with n substantially square conveir mounted upon the second-named plate. tlonel opening through its upper face, such GEORGE H. PADGETT. 

